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had been agreed upon with the Christian Union 

 Church of Ohio, having about 20,000 members, 

 was approved as follows: "1. The Bible our 

 only rule of faith and practice; 2. Christ the 

 only head of the Church ; 3. Christian charac- 

 ter the only test of fellowship ; 4. Individual 

 interpretation of Scripture the right and duty 

 of all; 5. The union of all the followers of 

 Christ, without controversy; 6. Each local 

 church to govern itself." The original paper 

 contained a seventh article, discountenancing 

 the preaching of party politics, protest against 

 which is a prominent feature in the discipline 

 of the Christian Union Church ; but the Con- 

 vention considered this to be a matter for the 

 local church, fully provided for under the sixth 

 article, and its special adoption was waived. 



CITIES, AMERICAN, RECENT GROWTH OF. The 

 material for the following articles has been 

 gathered, at our request, by correspondents in 

 the various cities. In some cases it is neces- 

 sarily imperfect; but it is believed that the 

 whole will give a fair idea of the recent rapid 

 expansion of our American cities. The sub- 

 ject will be continued, with other cities, in the 

 next volume of this u Cyclopaedia." 



Albany, a city of Albany County, N. Y., capital 

 of the county and State, on the west bank of 

 Hudson river, 145 miles above New York ; lati- 

 tude 42 40' north, longitude 73 45' west. The 

 population was 69,422 in 1870, 90,758 in 1880. 

 The new Capitol, which will probably cost 

 $20,000,000, is slowly approaching completion. 

 The new City Hall is deemed one of the most 

 beautiful buildings in the country. A Protes- 

 tant Episcopal cathedral is in course of erec- 

 tion, to cost, when completed, $500,000. The 

 river is now crossed by three bridges here, 

 two of which are for railroads only. The 

 West Shore route has been added within a 

 few years to the railroad facilities of the city. 

 Washington Park, containing over 81 acres, 

 has cost the city more than $1,000,000. Al- 

 bany was the first city to light all its streets 

 with electricity. Plans are under considera- 

 tion for substituting the Andrews gang-wells, 

 such as are in use in Brooklyn, for the present 

 method of supplying the city with water by 

 pumping from the Hudson. Among the manu- 

 factures recently grown to importance are 

 those of confectionery, shirts, and collars. 

 Following are statistics of some of the most 

 important industries, as reported in 1880: 



ucts, $21,751,009. The total valuation 

 erty was $33,746,992. The bi-centennial of the 

 city's incorporation was observed July 18-22, 

 1886, with the most elaborate municipal cele- 

 bration ever known in this country. See AL- 

 BANY, CELEBRATION AT. 



Allegheny, a city of Allegheny County, Pa., 

 on Allegheny river, opposite Pittsburg. The 

 population in 1870 was 53,180; in 1880, 78,- 

 682; in 1886 it was estimated at 89,500. A 

 new fire-proof library building, now in process 

 of erection, is to cost $250,000. The total 

 valuation of property in 1880 was $41,157,496. 

 Following are statistics of the most important 

 industries for that year : 



The entire amount of capital invested in 

 manufactures was $14,684,130 ; the number of 

 employes, 11,785 ; and the total value of prod- 



The entire amount of capital invested in 

 manufactures was $8,451,059; the number of 

 employes, 6,471 ; and the total value of prod- 

 ucts, $13,731,792. 



Atlanta, a city of Fulton County, Ga., capi- 

 tal of the county and State, 171 miles west by 

 north of Augusta. The population, which was 

 21,789 (9,929 colored) in 1876, is now esti- 

 mated at 60,000 (24,000 colored). There are 

 practically eight railroad lines centering in the 

 city, each having extensive through connec- 

 tions and branch-line feeders. The water for 

 fire and sanitary purposes is furnished from 

 water-works near the city ; but the drinking 

 supply, which, till lately, has been dependent 

 on private wells, is now drawn from a single 

 artesian well, affording a supply of pure water 

 from a depth of 1,600 feet, all except the first 

 54 feet being through solid granite, and dis- 

 tributed through pipes, free of charge, to con- 

 sumers. It is estimated that this well will fur- 

 nish drinking-water for a population of 300,000. 

 The entire value of property in the city, in- 

 cluding the State and Government buildings, 

 is estimated at $31,670,894. It has been se- 

 lected as the site for a permanent U. S. military 

 post. The lumber-trade is very large, and is 

 estimated to be doubling itself every year. 

 There are 25 dealers and mill-owners, and the 

 local trade will amount this year to 40,000,000 

 feet, the foreign to over 50,000,000. Atlanta 

 is headquarters for yellow-pine lumber. There 

 are three cotton factories, and the cotton re- 

 ceipts for the last season amounted to 171,000 

 bales. Other branches of trade and manufact- 

 ure are increasing rapidly. 



Auburn, a city, and the county-seat of Cayuga 

 County, N. Y., 174 miles, by rail, west of Al- 

 bany, and two miles north of Owasco Lake; 

 latitude, 42 55' north, longitude, 76 35' west. 

 The population in 1870 was 17,225; in 1880, 

 21,924; and in 1886 it was estimated at 26,- 



